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The Nez Perce Route

Lewiston/ID

Distance

170 mi

Duration

5h 40m

Checkpoints

8

Road type

Mountain scenic

Region

Mountain West

Length

Day trip (100+ miles)

Surface

Paved - modern

Intensity

Moderate

Season

Summer

Winter status

Sometimes closed

About

This route takes you along one of the most stunning stretches of the Lewis & Clark Trail, winding its way through the rugged Rocky Mountains of Idaho and Montana. The drive mixes history with jaw-dropping scenery, towering peaks, thick forests, and river valleys.

The road

The Nez Perce Route in Lewiston, Mountain West is graded at 1,425 corners, about 8.4 for every mile you drive. 19 of them are genuinely tight, and the sharpest turns in at an 8 m radius. The longest straight runs 3.0 miles, so there is room to breathe between the technical sections.

Graded corners
1,425
Tight (1–2)
19
Tightest radius
8 m
Corners per mile
8.4

Corners are graded from the road’s own geometry on the rally 1–6 scale, where 1 is a hairpin. Road & Rally calls them out as you drive.

Checkpoints

8

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